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To validate which DHL Freight additional services can be combined to each product and how they can be combined with each other.

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.
  • For domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe.

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

Access Token

To access any of DHL eCommerce's API resources, client credentials (clientId and clientSecret) are required which must be exchanged for an access token. The following section will guide you through the process of using this service to obtain an access token.

Description of updates and changes made to our product, including new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

Current API Version: v4

This API allows you to create and retrieve return labels for a specific pickup customer account.
Early Access

Best for:

  • eCommerce UK shipping and tracking
  • Creating Domestic (UK) and International parcel shipments (UK pickup) 
  • Retrieving product and service information, which can be used to integrate and enrich your own IT fulfilment systems

The rules and conditions governing the use of our services, outlining user rights and responsibilities.

Current API Version: v4

Use the Manifest API to submit a request for closing out / manifesting packages and generate a Driver's Summary Manifest (DSM).

Best for:

To get a price quote for a planned Road Freight shipment with DHL Freight.

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.
  • For domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe.
  • Customer must already have an eID (user/password)

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

Best for:

  • Creating your barcode labels (GS1 or ANSIFACT)
  • Creating other documents e.g. CMR, shipment list

All documents are returned in base64 that you need to convert into PDF.

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.
  • For domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe.

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

Best for:

  • Determining DHL Freight (Europe) available product codes for your business region.

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.
  • For domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe.

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

This API allows you to create and retrieve return labels for a specific pickup customer account.

Sales Invoice Push API enables customers to receive invoice data from DHL Freight. 

Best for receiving:

  1. Sales Invoice
  2. Credit Notes
  3. Correction Invoices

 

Best for:

  • Creating domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe with DHL Freight.

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

Best for:

  • Determining available DHL Freight product code(s) and estimated or committed delivery date for a requested pickup date and departure/arrival country.
  • Only for road freight groupage shipments that are transported via DHL Freight terminals. Relevant only for terminal based operations (TBO), not relevant for part/full loads (non-Terminal based operations / NTBO).

Precondition:

  • For existing DHL Freight business customers with a valid contract.
  • For domestic and international palletized road freight transport orders (> 35 kg) across Europe.

For this DHL Freight API, we offer a service that will inform you about its important updates; you can subscribe to this service by using the NOTIFICATION button on right hand side of this page.

API for managing webhooks for pickup customer accounts in DHL.

This site is a complete reference for DHL eCommerce Americas API (version 4), and also includes a free, ready-to-use Postman collection to get started quickly.